February 2021

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Recipe: Grits & Groceries Praline Bacon

If you're looking for a way to give you bacon a little extra crunch you can't go wrong with this recipe.
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Recipe: Dillard House Broccoli Casserole

From The Dillard House Cookbook and Mountain Guide, fifth edition.
The promise of pearls was strong on the Clinch River for about 40 years, until the advent of hydroelectric dams and plastic buttons brought it to an end.

Curios: Pearl Rush on the Clinch River? Yes.

At the forefront of the 1895-1935 harvest was a young man without sight, who used his feet to feel for pearl-holding mussels.
Eager goats race toward their next meal on private property in Cismont, Virginia.

Curios: Natural Vegetation Control – Goat Busters on the Land

Goats eat between 3 and 9% of their body weight each day, and put on a bit of a show while they do it.
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Photo Essay: The Cold Science of Mountain Winter

Ice, snow and cold combine to create a wonderland.

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Behind Blue Ridge Country

Even More Sweet Virginia Breezes

Casually cruising to Claytor Lake in southwest Virginia, I felt like I had come home – back to where it

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